đinh ninh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 叮嚀.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗïŋ˧˧ nïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨn˧˧ nɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨn˧˧ nɨn˧˧]

Verb

đinh ninh

  1. (dated or literary) to harp on about; to belabour
    đinh ninh lời Bác/Người ― to mark His words
  2. to be certain/positive
    Hắn đinh ninh rằng trong nhà không còn ai.
    He was positive no one was home.
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